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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What subject did Helen learn about on the walks she and Anne took?

2. Where did Anne and Helen often take walks?

3. Who best understood Helen's first limited sign language?

4. What does Helen indicate Sullivan's arrival freed her from?

5. What did Helen learn to fear?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Helen when she was waiting for Anne to bring Helen lunch?

2. In what way did Helen consider herself lucky in regards to nature?

3. What became one of Helen's favorite pastimes?

4. Who was Helen's father and mother and what information does she share about them?

5. How did Helen's tantrums change and how did this make most of her family and friends feel?

6. How was Helen able to learn some of the basics of geography and what did she think she was actually doing?

7. Where did Helen attend school for the next two years?

8. What were the big events that Helen was able to participate in during 1893?

9. How does Helen describe her feelings about her tree friends?

10. What happened nine months after Anne Sullivan arrived at Helen's home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Helen took an extra year before she went to Radcliffe? Do you believe this was a good or bad decision? Why do you feel this way?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways did Helen's intelligence and talent serve her well? In what ways did Helen's intelligence and talent cause her frustration and rage?

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Helen does so much namedropping throughout this novel? Do you believe it is necessary? Why or why not?

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